Chand Mera Dil (2026)

Chand Mera Dil 2026: a campus romance grows up

Chand Mera Dil 2026 is a Hindi-language romantic drama from Dharma Productions, directed by Vivek Soni. Its starting point is familiar territory for Hindi cinema: two young people in college, in love, and unsure what comes after the degree. The setting is Hyderabad, which gives the story a city backdrop that is less often used for mainstream Hindi romances than Mumbai or Delhi.

What the film appears to be interested in is the awkward stretch between youthful romance and adult life. According to the published synopsis, Chandni and Aarav face real-world duties and start rethinking what love means. That is a promising angle, because it moves the conflict away from villains and families and toward the couple's own choices.

Cast, crew and music

Ananya Panday plays Chandni Prasad and Lakshya plays Aarav Rawat. The supporting list on Wikipedia includes Aastha Singh as Jyotsna, Paresh Pahuja as Kevin, and Manish Chaudhari and Iravati Harshe Mayadev as Aarav's parents. Soni is credited with the story and shares the screenplay credit with Tushar Paranjape.

The music is by Sachin-Jigar with lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya, and an eight-track album came out on Sony Music India ahead of the film. For a romance, the soundtrack matters a great deal, so it is worth listening to the album first if you want a sense of the film's emotional register. Lakshya is a newer face on the big screen, so this is also a chance to see how he carries a lead role opposite an established co-star.

Release date and where to watch

According to the film's Wikipedia entry, the theatrical release date was 22 May 2026, and the runtime is listed as 145 minutes. The same entry lists JioHotstar as the streaming platform from 17 July 2026. Streaming catalogues change, so check the app before planning an evening around it.

We have not watched the film, so this page is a preview, not a verdict. Reports on how it fared with critics and at the box office are mixed, and we are not repeating figures we cannot verify ourselves. If you like gentle, dialogue-led love stories and are curious about the cast, it is a reasonable pick; if you want high drama or big twists, adjust your expectations.

A practical note for planning: the film runs roughly two and a half hours, and its music was released days before the premiere, so the songs will likely be familiar by the time you press play. Romantic dramas of this kind live or die on chemistry and on whether the second half earns its emotional turns, and those are exactly the things a preview cannot judge. Read a few viewer impressions if you want a sense of tone, and remember that taste in love stories is very personal.